While alternative milks are leading the plant-based dairy category, inflation and innovation are hurting growth. C-stores are shifting to more unconventional locations. And buy now, pay later programs provide consumers with an option for purchasing groceries during financially unstable times. Read this week’s roundup to learn more.
Check out our latest weekly blog to discover which generation is driving veganism, if innovation in the ice cream and frozen novelties categories can boost C-store sales, new premium prebiotic soda from Olipop, and menu items shaking up Shake Shack and Wendy’s this summer.
This week’s roundup highlights consumer trends on skyrocketing grocery prices and a new tool retailers can use to compare private label products, a partnership between Uber Eats and DeliverZero for reusable containers, better-for-you beverages’ slow integration in foodservice and new product news from Kraft-Heinz and UpsideFoods.
Discover why consumers desire foods that are produced by sustainable processes and practices but also do not trust all food company’s sustainable claims; why QR codes are not favorable by all demographics; how Sweetgreen is growing its low-carbon menu; and how Bazooka Joe has maintained its brand relevance over the last 75+ years.
Read more about what drives Zoomers to restaurants, consumers' plant-based foods purchase behaviors , top trends in functional foods, and new products indulging grocer shoppers – Starbucks Pink Drink and Entenmann’s ice cream sandwiches.
Find out what baseball stadiums are serving up fans this season, how much robotic automation Walmart plans to invest in by 2026, what innovative flavors attendees picked at SNAXPO23 and what consumers plan to purchase for the Easter holiday.
Explore how OpenAI chatbot will help diners find restaurants and make reservations easily, how C-stores are adapting to non-fuel locations, why WunderEgg may help relieve egg supply shortages, and if a MIT mechanical engineer discovered how to twist an Oreo so creme appears on both halves.
Read today’s blog to find these stories and more: Cruise lines are accommodating passengers’ evolving dining tastes with new innovations; the Careit food donation app expands its reach and strives to provide hunger relief; FDA encourages food manufacturers to shake their salt habit; and McCormick and White Claw refresh their categories with new products.
This week’s roundup includes hot deals from popular restaurant chains during March Madness, news about Kellogg splitting into two companies, why happy hour is still big business, and a new controversial product offered at Aldi locations for Easter.
Explore how manufacturers are leveraging the air fryer trend, how foodservice plans to increase jobs and technology advancements, what’s influencing consumer shopping behavior and two new beverages refreshing the category in this week’s roundup.
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